Candy-machine.



PATBNTBD 213.20, 1906.

l l l5. No 8 33 A MOSEBAGH.v

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY13. 1905.l

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MD E NQ. 813,315. PATENTED PEB.x 20, 1906.

A MOSEBAGH.

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED M AYIS. 1905.

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No. 813,315. PATENTED 11113.20, 1906.

VA. MOSEBACH CANDY MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1905.

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110.813,315. l PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

A. MOSEBACH.

CANDY MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAYla, 1905.

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ALBERT MOSEBAOH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF,HENRY MOSEBACH, SR., AND HENRY MOSEBAOI-I, JR., OO- PARTNERS, TRADING ASH. MOSEBAOH t SONS, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

CANDY-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1 906.

To all whom it' may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT MosEBAoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCandy-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to novel apparatus for expeditiously forming andfeeding continuous strips or bars of candy and progressively dividing`the same into predetermined lengths or sections to produce, for example,so-called Hcandy straws.

In the present embodiment of my invention the mass of plastic candy,pulled or otherwise formed into a strip of predetermined shape incross-section,is fed upon an endless traveling carrier and therebytransported to and past a mechanism by means of which the strip isindented at intervals, thence through an extended path,.wherein theindented bar is subjected progressively to currents of air and therebygradually cooled and rendered brittle, thence to mechanism whereby thebar is broken into lengths or sections at the indented points.

The invention also comprises various novel features of construction andorganizations of parts to insure reliability and efliciency ofoperation, as will be hereinafter setforth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 and Fig. 1a, considered together, are a planof an apparatus embodying my invention, only a part of the table beingshown. Fig. 2 and Fig. 2*"L are a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is atransverse vertical section, enlarged, as on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a sectional detailshowing the means for adjusting the carrieras on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of anadjustable guide-Wheel on the table.

Fig. 6 is a view, enlarged, of the rear or discharging end of theapparatus.

A designates a long table at or near one end of which warm plastic candyis placed and manipulated preparatory to its being directed in the formof a strip or bar B into and through an opening a in the table. Mountedon the table adjacent this opening are two horizontally disposed guidewheels 7 8,

around and between which the strip or bar of candy is passed and therebyguided to the opening. One of these wheels is preferably adjustable inrespect to the other, so that the tension or friction exerted by thewheels upon the candy bar may be varied as the cross-section and theconsistency of the bar may require. To this end such wheel is looselymounted on a sleeve 9, which is carried by an axial stud 10, thatextends through a slotted plate 11 on the table. The lower end of thestud below the plate is headed, and the upper end above the plate isprovided with a set-nut 12. By properly turning this nut the stud may bereleased, and the sleeve thereon, with its wheel, may then be adjustedalong the slot and secured at the desired position of adjustment.Converging from the opening a in the table is a downwardly-inclinedchute 13, on which the strip or bar of candy descends to and upon anendless traveling carrier 14, by means of which the strip is transportedto the opposite end of the apparatus. Below the lower end of the chuteis a driving-shaft 15, which has its bearings in brackets 16 on asuitable supporting-frame 17. This shaft is equipped with a pulley 18,which is driven from a suitable source of power. It is also providedwith a wheel or pulley 19, upon which is passed and thereby driven theendless carrier. This carrier as it leaves the pulley 19 passes into andthrough the interior of aguide-trough 20, at the opposite end of whichis preferably a roller 21 for the support and guidance of the carrier.Just beyond this end of the trough is an indenting or scoring wheel 22,which extends below the pulley, and under and against which wheel thecarrier passes as it leaves the roller 21. The wheel 22 is carried by ashaft 28, journaled in uprights 24, rising from the frame 17. On one endof the shaft 23 is a sprocket-wheel 25, which is geared with and drivenfrom a wheel 26 on a shaft 27 by means of a chain 28, said latter shaftbeing actuated from the main shaft by gearwheels 29 30, respectively.The gearing is timed to rotate the indenting-wheel at the same speed asthe endless carrier and the strip tor bar of candy thereon.

The indenting-wheel preferably comprises IOO a circular body having atregular intervals on its periphery radial blades 31, which duringthe'rotation of the wheel progressively enter and indent (but do notsever) the traveling bar of candy. In order to prevent the adherence ofsuch bar to the wheel, there is secured to the latter adjacent eachblade one end of a spring member 31a, the other or free end of which eX-tends to or near the outer end of the blade. When the blade during itstravel penetrates the candy, this spring member yields toward the wheel;but as the blade and candy pass onward such member resumes its normalposition, and thus insures the stripping of the candy from the blade.

In order to regulate the space between the candy and the indenting-wheelas the thickness of the bar and the depth of the indentation mayrequire, the roller 21 is made adjustable vertically, and in order,further, that the proper relation of the roller to the trough 2() and tothe portion of the carrier guided on the latter will be maintained thetrough is adjustable correspondingly with the roller. As a simple andeflicient means for this purpose the end ofthe trough adjacent the chuteis pivoted between a pair of brackets 32, rising from the frame 17, andthe opposite end of the trough is supported by nuts 33 on verticaladjusting-screws 34, mounted in posts on the frame. These nuts areperipherally grooved for the reception of arms 35, extending from thebearings of the roller-shaft at the end of the trough. Hence if thescrews be properly turned the nuts thereon and the end of the troughconnected with such nuts will be correspondingly raised or lowered, asdesired.

As the carrier leaves the indenting-wheel the carrier passes upon a longsupporting trackway or trough 36, at the extreme end of which is areturn-pulley 37 for the carrier. This pulley is carried by a shaft 38,journaled in brackets 39, rising from a supportingframe 40. The lower orreturn portion of the carrier is guided by suitablydisposed rollers, oneof which (indicated at 41) is preferably a movable tightener-roller tokeep the belt taut.

Overhanging the end of the trough 36 adj acent the indenting-wheel isavertically-movable plate 42, under which the indented strip passes asit leaves said wheel. This plate in the present instance is composed ofmetal, and it is pivoted between a pair of lugs on the respective sidesof the trough. Immediately above the plate and normally out of contacttherewith is a contact-piece 43, which constitutes a terminal for anelectric circuit in which the plate is included. This circuit alsoincludes a bell or sounder 44. So long as the candy bar is issuingfreely from the indenting-wheel the plate 42 maintains its normalposition, and the electric circuit is therefore broken; but in the eventof the candy buckling or clogging on the carrier at or beyond the wheelthe plate is raised thereby to contact with the piece 43, thuscompleting the circuit and sounding an alarm.

Directly above the carrier and parallel therewith is a long air-trunk45, on the under side of which at intervals are thin air-nipples 46, bymeans of which fine currents of-air are steadily directed upon theunderlying traveling strip in a manner gradually to cool the latter, andthus render it hard and brittle. Air is supplied to the trunk by meansof a power-driven fan or pump 47, which is connected therewith by a pipe48.

Overhanging the carrier where it passes around the return-pulley 37 is avibratory plate 49, which is constructed and arranged to contact atintervals with the underlying traveling strip of candy, and thus breakthe latter at the indented points into lengths or sections. This platein the present instance is pivoted at one end between a pair of lugs 50on the air-trunk and is normally pressed at its free end into the pathof the indented strip by means of a suitably-disposed spring 51. On oneedge of the plate 49 is a tappetarm 52, which engages a cam or starwheel 53 on the shaft of the pulley 37, whereby during the rotation ofsaid shaft the wheel 53,in conjunction with the opposed action of thespring, effects arapid vibration or jarring of the plate, with theresult mentioned. The sections of candy thus successivelybroken from thestrip fall into an underlying chute 54 and are thereby directed to asuitable receptacle.

I claim- 1. In a candy-machine, the combination with a feed-table, of anendless carrier, a chute leading from said table to the carrier, meansfor driving said carrier, a revoluble indenting-wheel adjacent the pathof said carrier, means for actuating said wheel at the same rate ofspeed as the carrier, whereby the material upon the carrier is indentedat intervals during its traverse, means for cooling the indentedmaterial, and means for breaking said material at the indented portions.

2. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier, a troughor guide therefor, an indenting-wheel beneath which said carrier passes,and by which wheel the material upon the carrier is indented, means forvertically adjusting said trough or guide, means for cooling theindented material, and means for breaking said material at the indentedportions.

3. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier, a troughor guide therefor pivoted at one end, means for vertically adjustingsaid trough or guide, at its oppositev end, an indenting-wheel beneathwhich the carrier passes and by which wheel the material upon thecarrier is indented, means for roo cooling the indented material, andmeans for breaking said material at the indented portions.

4. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier, anindenting-Wheel beneath Which said carrier passes and by Which Wheel thematerial upon the carrier is indented, a guide-roller for said carrieradjacent the indenting-Wheel, means for vertically adjusting saidroller, means for cooling the indented material, and means for breakingsaid material at the indented portions.

5. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier, a troughor guide therefor, a roller on said trough or guide, an indenting- Wheelbeneath Which said carrier passes, and by Which Wheel the material uponthe carrier is indented, means for vertically adjusting said trough orguide and its said roller, means for cooling the indented material, andmeans for breaking said material at the indented portions.

6. In a candy-machine, the combination of a carrier for receiving andtransporting the strip of material to be treated, and means adjacent thepath of said strip adapted to be acted upon thereby to sound an alarmwhen such material buckles or clogs on the carrier.

7. In a candy-machine, the combination of a carrier for receiving andtransporting the strip of material to be treated, mechanism forindenting the strip during its traverse, and means adjacent saidmechanism for sounding an alarm should the material become buckled orclogged on the carrier.

S. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier by means ofwhich a strip of plastic material, indented at intervals, istransported, an air-trunk extending above and along the same and havingat intervals air-nipples directed toward the upper surface of saidcarrier and a strip-breaker to which the indented strip is progressivelyconveyed by the carrier.

9. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier forreceiving and transporting the strip to be treated, strip-indentingvmeans adjacent said carrier, cooling means 1n the path of said carrier,and a strip-breaker adjacent to Which the indented strip is conveyed bythe carrier.

10. In a candy-machine, the combination of means for receiving andtransporting a strip of material to be treated, means for progressivelyindenting vsaid strip at intervals during its traverse, means forthereafter cooling the indented strip, and means for contacting With andbreaking said strip into sections at the indented portions.

1l. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endless carrier, anindenting-Wheel under Which said carrier passes, an air-trunk underWhich said carrier passes, and a vibratory strip-breaker to Which saidcarrier leads. 12. In a candy-machine, the combination of an endlesscarrier for the strip of material to be treated, means for indentingsaid strip during its travel, an air-trunk for directing currents of airupon the traveling strip to cool the same, a member for contacting Withand breaking the indented strips into lengths, nd means for rapidlyvibrating said mem- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence of tWo Witnesses.

ALBERT MOSEBACI-I Witnesses JOsEPH T. TAYLOR, F. DE WITT GOODWIN

